Their perfect season ended Saturday, but the defending champs might be better than last year, with one notable weakness.

New York Liberty Receive High Marks On Early WNBA Success originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The defending WNBA champions are back in action Chicago Sky come to visit the New York Liberty at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Liberty are still one of two undefeated squads remaining this season along with the other 2024 WNBA Finals participants the Minnesota Lynx.

The Valkyries lean on their rebounding skills to score in transition. In their dominant win against the Aces, the Valkyries held double-double machine and one of the league's best rebounders, A'ja Wilson, to only six boards. Golden State's intensity on the glass also helped secure the win against the Sparks in an overtime contest.

Brondello's plan worked so well that Fiebich has kept her starting role in 2025. The 9-0 Liberty are the W's only unbeaten team, featuring the league's best offense (114.2 offensive rating) and its best defense (90.2 defensive rating).

New York, off to its best start in franchise history, scored the first 12 points of the game and cruised from there.

Madeline Kenney joins Brandon London in-studio to break down the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty's start to their title defense campaign and previews the team's upcoming matchup

WNBA history that two teams have started 9-0 or better in the same season. That prestige belongs to last year's Finals repres